Hayrack



K. AND G. BRATTHG.

HAYRACK.

-APPLICAT|ON FILED DEQ. 17, I919. I Patented June 6, 1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1- 14 A. Braffezly snares stares QFFEQEQ HAYRACK.

Application filed December 17, 1919'.

To all whom itmag concern.

Be it known that we, KNUT BRATTEIG and GUSTAV Bna'r'rine, citizens of the United States, residing at Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hayracks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved hay rack, particularly of the metallic type, though not necessarily, wherein the structure is made up from angle iron, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a very simple, efficient and practical device of this kind capable of being manufactured at a relatively low cost and sold at a reasonable profit. 7 Another object ofthe invention is to pro vide ahay rack of an improved construction, and made up from angle parts, so arranged and relatively braced as to insure considerable strength and rigidity. I i

A further object of the invention is to provide a hay rack, in which novel features of construction are involved. One of the features of construction consists in the provision of a central longitudinalbase'portion which is tapered, and constructed relatively to the upper portion of the rack and having inclined brace connections with the upper portion thereby bracing theuppcr portion of the base portion relatively to each other, to additionally insure strength and rigidity.

Another feature of the construction consists in making up the base portion with longitudinally extending angle-irons, and end and intermediate angle irons which likewise insure rigidity.

A still further feature of the construction is the provision of channel irons secured to the under part of the base portion to engage the bolsters of the vehicle of the wagonto hold the rack in position rigidly relatively to the forward and'rear parts of the wagon. The ends of the channel irons are bentto form securing ears which are secured tothe longitudinal angle irons of the base and have lateral portions provided with slots to engage the stays of the bolsters to prevent lateral movement of the rack.

An additional feature of the invention consists in the laterally and outwardly di verging'. braces forthe forward end of: the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1922.

Serial No. 345,596.

rack for bracing the same with relation to the upper part or body of the rack.

A still further additional feature of the construction is the provision 'of inclined braces for the longitudinal sides of the base in order to brace the base in a longitudinal direction.

lVhile the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a re duction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to; these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is'a view in side elevation of the improved rack constructed in accordance with the invention showing the same applied to a wagon or vehicle which includes the usual bolsters,

Figure 2 is a plan view, Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of ig. 2,.

' Figure 4; is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view on line 44 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 55 of Figure 2, Y

Figure 6 isa'front view, and

Figure? is. a detail view of one of the channel irons for holdingthe rack on the bolster'of the vehicle.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the base of therack, which comprises the longitudinally extending angle bars 2 and 3. The angle bars 2 constitute the upper part of the base, while the angle bars 3 constitute portions of the lower part of the base. These angle bars 2 and 3 are arranged so that they converge forwardly of the rack. However, as shown in the side view of Figure 1. the upper and lower angle bars are parallel. The forward end of the base comprises corner angle pieces 4. The ends of certain of the flanges of the vertical angle pieces are bent thereby providing upper and lower end ears 5, which engage adjacent the horizontal flanges ofthe longitudinal angle bars 2 and 8. The

said parts securely together.

rear end of the base 1 of the rack also includes vertical angle pieces 6, and these angle pieces have certain of their flanges provided with end ears 8. Intermediate vertical angle pieces 9 and 10 connect the longitudinal angle bars 2 and 3. These intermediate vertical angle pieces also have ears 11 at their opposite ends.

The lower, forward and rear ends of the base include transversely disposed angle plates 13 and 14 and passing through the ends of their bottom flanges and through the lower ears of the angle pieces 4. and 6 and through the flanges of the lower longitudinal angle bars 3, suitable bolts 15 pass, there being nuts applied thereon to hold the parts together.

Strips 16 engage between the ears 11 of the intermediate angle plates and the horizontal flanges of the longitudinal lower bars 3, and arranged adjacent the bottom of the horizontal flanges of the longitudinal bars are strips 18.

The strips 18 have extensions 19 which are angular in cross section and constitute braces. Suitable bolts 20 pass through the strips 18, through the horizontal flanges of the lower longitudinal angle bars and through the strips 16 and the ears 11 of the intermediate angle pieces, thereby securing said parts together. Arranged adjacent the horizontal flanges of the lower longitudinal angle bars near the forward and rear parts thereof are channel'irons 21, which have eX- tensions 22 bent upon themselves and secured by bolts 23 to the vertical flanges of the lower angle bars of the base. The extensions 22 have lateral parts 24 provided with slots 25. The channel bars 21 are designed to engage the forward and rear bolsters of the wagon or the vehicle to hold the rack in position and to prevent forward and rear movement thereof. The slots 25 of the lateral parts 24 are designed to receive the r upright stays of the bolsters, thereby pre venting lateral as well as longitudinal movement of the rack.

The base is additionally reinforced and rendered rigid by the inclined braces 26 which are bolted as at 27 to the upper and lower longitudinal angle bars. The upper portion or body of the rack icomprises the forward and rear angle strips 28 and Passing through the horizontal flanges of the angle strips 28 and 29 and through the horizontal flanges of the upper longitudinal bars 2 and also through the upper ears of the vertical angle pieces are bolts 30 to secure The upper portion of the body of the rack also includes the intermediate angle strips 31, the vertical flanges of which are notched or recessed away as at 32 to straddle the upper longitudinal angle bars 2. Bolts 33 pass through the horizontal flanges :of the intermediate angle strips 31, also through the horizontal flanges of the upper bars 2 and through the ears of the intermediate angle pieces and are provided with nuts to hold the parts together. The body or upper portion of the rack also includes lower, side angle members 34, and arranged where these angle members 34 and the angle strips 28 and 29 are joined, are forward and rear corner angle uprights 35 and 36. These angle uprights 35 and 36 have ears 37 through which and the horizontal flanges of the lower angle members 34 and the flanges of the forward and rear angle strips 28 and 29, bolts 38 pass, thereby securing the parts together. Rising upwardly from the longitudinal angle members 34 of the body or upper portion of the rack are intermediate uprights 39, and passing through their lower angle ends 40 and through the horizontal flanges of the angle members 34 and the intermediate angle strips 31, are bolts 41, which secure said parts together. These bolts 41 also pass through the end parts of the inclined extensions 19, to reinforce the base relatively to the body or top portion of the rack. The corner angle uprights and the intermediate uprights 35 and 39 are con nected by the end and side metal strips 42 and 43 by means of bolts 44.

Arranged at the rear of the rack is a trough 45, the flange 46 of which is secured as shown between the horizontal flange of the rear angle strip 29,'and the ears of the corner pieces 6 of the base, so as to secure the trough in position.

A11 upright 47 is arranged on the forward end of the rack. This upright comprises the vertical angle strips 48 which are bolted by means of the bolts 49 to the vertical flange of the forward transverse angle strip 28. The lower ends of the vertical angle strips 48 of the upright 47 are provided with lateral cars 50, which are secured by means of the bolts15 between the horizontal flanges of the lowerlongitudinal angle bars 3 and the forward transverse angle piece 13, to additionally secure the upright 47 in place. The upper ends of the angle strips 48 of the forward upright 47 are integrally con nected by a transverse piece 51. The forward end of the body or upper portion of the rack is rigidly reinforced by the laterally and downwardly diverging braces 52, which are bolted at 53 and 54, to the forward transverse strip 42 and the outer ends of the vertical flanges of the angle strip 28.

It will be noted that the upper portion or body of the rack is designed to contain and carry hay or the like, particularly when the rack is carried on a wagon or other vehicle, the channel irons engaging the'bolsters as shown. It will be noted, however, that the base of the rack may carry boards, poles, implements. or similar articles, which may be inserted longitudinally through the base from the rear or from the front or transversely.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is In a hay rack, the combination with an elongated skeleton base, comprising upper and lower longitudinally extending angle irons, said angle irons diverging rearwardly, thereby producing a structure gradually tapering and increasing in cross sectional area from the forward end to the rear end, vertical and horizontal angle irons connecting the upper and lower angle irons, thereby causing a structure to be formed which is rectangular in cross section, angularly arranged braces on the sides of the base oonnecting certain of said longitudinally extending angle irons, of a hay supporting frame mounted upon said base and extending laterally from and overhanging the sides of the base, said frame consisting of transversely disposed bars secured to the base,

longitudinally extending angle irons connecting the lateral ends of said transversely disposed bars, upstanding angle irons rising upwardly from the ends of the forward and rear transverse bars, and longitudinal and transverse bars connecting said upstanding angle irons, braces connected to the lateral overhanging portion of the bot-tom of the hay supporting frame and converging downwardly and being connected to the base, for reinforcing the base relatively to the frame, transverse channel irons carried by the under face of the base and adapted to engage with the forward and rear bolsters of a wagon, said channel irons having upstanding ears to engage opposite sides of the base, said upstanding ears having means to engage the standards which rise from the ends of the bolsters.

In testimony whereof We hereunto afl'lx our signatures.

KNUT BRATTEIG. GUSTAV BRATTEIG. 

